2008 Mercedes-Benz C350 Sport

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There's something about the way a Mercedes goes down the road that I always find appealing. They feel wonderfully solid and planted, especially on the highway, and those traits didn't skip over the smallest and least expensive Benz, the C-class. The problem is that the BMW 335i, which costs about the same as the C350, towers over it in power, handling, and pure driving fun. I'd have to be a Mercedes fanatic to pass on that 3-series, and I'm simply not one.

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Even at the end of its life, the old C-class has been selling well, so it's no surprise that Mercedes didn't make radical changes on this new model. The sheetmetal has evolved into the newer creased corporate look, the excellent powertrains continue, and the execution of the one-knob COMAND system is perhaps the best yet. Although Mercedes buyers don't cotton to manual transmissions, I am disappointed that the C350 isn't more overtly sporty. And I'm surprised the new model has such wide panel gaps and so much generic plastic trim. Even an entry-level Benz should look richer.